The world searches for a new equilibrium. Peter O'Neill salvages steel, Senator Tom Findlay tries to salvage a nation, Ed Spenser salvages his business, artist Hellenga tries to salvage a new future for his homeland, while Texas and Dixie march to a different drummer.The end of the world as we know it means the beginning of a new world, one that must be forged from the pieces of the old. Familiar and strange, people must adapt to the new realities they face.It is a story of beginnings; of many characters thrust into unfamiliar roles trying to make the best choices they can it a world turned upside down.